gigaAnt - subsidiary of Hexagon Wireless - has as the first European antenna company been certified as Bluetooth Solutio

gigaAnt - subsidiary of Hexagon Wireless - has as the first European antenna company been certified as Bluetooth Solutio

Mon, Dec 04, 2000 09:48 CET

gigaAnt - subsidiary of Hexagon Wireless - has as the first European
antenna company been certified as Bluetooth Solution Provider by Ericsson
Microelectronics
Ericsson Microelectronics AB has certified gigaAnt AB (Hexagon Wireless)
as a Bluetooth Solution Provider of antennas for Bluetooth@ applications.
gigaAnt is the first European antenna company that has been certified and
the second globally. The goal of Ericsson Microelectronics is to put
Bluetooth solutions within the reach of everyone wanting to implement this
revolutionary technology into their products. To accomplish this, Ericsson
is creating a global competency resource called the Certified Bluetooth
Solution Providers program.
"gigaAnt has been working closely with Ericsson for a long time
developing different kinds of antenna solutions. Being certified as a
Bluetooth Solution Provider is a confirmation that our collaboration has
been rewarding. The certification of gigaAnt also makes it easier for
other companies to identify an antenna partner fast and thereby decrease
time-to-market", says Ric Roetering, vice president at gigaAnt.
gigaAnt
gigaAnt is a start-up company with a focus on optimum antenna solutions
for the 2.4 GHz band. Within three years the company aims to become the
preferred antenna partner worldwide for companies moving into Bluetooth
technology.
gigaAnt was founded by Moteco, one of the world's leading manufacturers of
antennas for mobile phones, with customers such as Ericsson, Siemens and
Philips. For more than 35 years Moteco has been developing and
manufacturing antennas.
Both gigaAnt and Moteco are part of Hexagon Wireless, which is listed on
the Stockholm Stock Exchange (Hexagon) and has an annual turnover of SEK 6
billion.
For more information please contact:
Patrik Byhmer
Director Marketing & Sales gigaAnt
+46 70 357 21 64
BLUETOOTH is a trademark owned by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Sweden.
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